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    Cocaine has a history of use for over 3,000 years. It was first isolated in 1859 and became popularized as a medical drug in the 1880s. Cocaine is made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America and acts as a stimulant. Repeated cocaine use can lead to developing a tolerance where more is needed to feel the same effects. Both short and long term use can have negative health impacts on the body and mind. Cocaine is administered by snorting, smoking, or injection and possession or selling cocaine can result in fines or prison time depending on the amount.

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    Cocaine has a history of use for over 3,000 years. It was first isolated in 1859 and became popularized as a medical drug in the 1880s. Cocaine is made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America and acts as a stimulant. Repeated cocaine use can lead to developing a tolerance where more is needed to feel the same effects. Both short and long term use can have negative health impacts on the body and mind. Cocaine is administered by snorting, smoking, or injection and possession or selling cocaine can result in fines or prison time depending on the amount.

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    By Nano

    Gomez &
    Kondad
    Kot
    Cocaine
    History
    ● 3,000 years ago
    ● Native Peruvians chewed coca
    leaves only during religious
    ceremonies
    ● First Isolated (extracted from
    coca leaves) in 1859 by German
    chemist Albert Niemann
    ● Not until 1880s did cocaine start
    popularized in the medical
    community
    What is Cocaine made of?
    Leaves of a coca plant native
    to South America

    Cocaine falls under the


    stimulant category.
    Can you develop a
    tolerance on Cocaine?
    Many users say that it will take more and more to
    have the same sensation after the first use of
    cocaine.
    Short term effects
    ● Extreme happiness and energy
    ● Mental alertness
    ● Hypersensitivity to sight, sound and touch
    ● Irritability
    ● Paranoia: extreme and unreasonable distrust of
    others.
    Long term effects
    ● After repeated exposure to cocaine the mind become
    less sensitive to the drug resulting in more use.
    ● Another effect is withdrawal. Withdrawal includes
    displeasure and negative mood swings.
    ● Loss of sense of smell.
    ● Damage of the lungs, heart, and the cardiovascular
    system.
    ● Parkinson’s disease and damage of cognitive
    functions.
    How is the Cocaine
    administered?
    ● Snorted
    ● Smoked
    ● Injection
    Legal Consequences in
    Illinois
    Possession:
    Selling:
    ● Under 18: Fines up to $1,000
    ● 10 years in prison
    ● Over 18: 1-2 years in prison
    ● Fine up to $10,000
    ● Second time caught: 7 years and fines of
    $2,000
    Other Interesting Facts
    Nicknames:
    ● Blow ● Austrian scientist Sigmund
    ● Coke Freud got addicted to cocaine
    ● Crack that he thought is was a cure
    ● Rock for depression. Also
    ● Snow prescribed it to his girlfriend
    and for general use.
    Quiz Questions
    1. What kind of plant did cocaine come from?

    2. Can you develop a tolerance on cocaine?

    3. Name one nickname for cocaine?


    Resources

    https://www.dependency.net/learn/cocaine/

    https://159772768913359804.weebly.com/legal-consequences.html

    https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/cocaine/a-short-history.html

    https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/cocaine

    https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/health/services/promotion/content/how-cocain
    e-used

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